Part of the philosophy of wabi sabi is ensuring that the pieces you incorporate into your life and your spaces have imperfections. Example: instead of a machine-made pure white porcelain bowl containing nearly-identical, perfect lemons on your counter-top, seek our a hand-made natural clay bowl with uneven thickness, rough edges, and perhaps a matte glaze that emphasizes the bowl's imperfections, and fill it with fruit that includes stems, various sizes of fruit at various stages of ripeness. It's all about embracing the realities of nature.
I feel like you are mistaken about thinking that Wabi Sabi is about neutral colors. This is a really western adapted view on japanese decor. Wabi sabi is only just about durability, comfort and sturdiness, without demanding neither perfection/unity, design, nor smoothness. That "rugged" or "raw" feeling does not impose a color scheme, but often times the items look already old or worn out, even when they are brand new. For example, the sofa you present has very tiny feet, and might move if you sit down a bit fast : a sofa corresponding to wabi sabi principles would not, it would have sturdy legs even if that means it is bigger legs from knotted wood. Most furniture shapes in the pictures seem unpractical and over-designed : again not wabi sabi. Many japanese interior designs that I would consider "wabi sabi" include yellows and greens, touches of red... dark wood is also very common, sometimes mixed and matched with lighter color wood. Wabi sabi does not care for an ensemble, things can totally be mismatched; items come along with life!
I haven’t seen a ton of vibrant yellows and reds appear regularly in Wabi Sabi design… maybe in Japandi, but I suppose that’s just been my experience. Very interesting though!
That explains it! Once I was looking up Wabi Sabi and I kept running into quite a bit of jewel-toned crackled tiles and such. It didn't seem to fit what the designer sites was saying Wabi Sabii was, but the things with more color to them were all on Japanese sites.
@@thepaintpeople the thing is, most wabi sabi design... is not labelled "wabi sabi"! Which is probably why if you use the keyword, you will find objects or places that someone non japanese curated under their appreciation of what wabi sabi is. From my understanding, I would say that most "unrefined" traditional japanese designs are considered Wabi sabi. It is not a genre, it is how things are described. Many traditional interiors have ochre yellows on the wall (often it is paper that has yellowed over the years), and the Tokonoma (designed negative space for display purposes only), is commonly dark green. I believe if you look for traditional japanese houses (not modernized versions!) you'll get a better understanding. What Arletta is mentionning in her comment is right : wabi sabi earthenware is often colorful!
@@thepaintpeople After our conversation, I was looking for this video that truly explained really well wabisabi... found it at last ! Enjoy! ruclips.net/video/zK19xNERZvA/видео.html
I want a full on Wabi Sabi palette. Fair warning. It will be used with teal, mustard , dark brown and fiery red-orange. But a fold out kitchen gets involved in the process.
Great video, James! I love your explanation for Wabi Sabi. The pictures you chose were all very good examples for this style. Thanks for another awesome video ❣️❤️😊 However I'm going to go broke buying tons of Mighty Boards for all of the paint colors I like from your other videos! Thanks a lot, James!🤣🤣🤣
This looks interesting. I repainted rooms in a small motel with accesible beige and evergreen fog. Do you think I can paint hallways/lobby using these wabi sabi colours? It might be a good transition out of beige/fog. (And thanks for this colour combo in one of your videos) Maybe you can do a wabisabi palette with accessible beige and evergreen fog 🙂
Oh dear, just not feeling it, but then I've never felt that less is more. It could no doubt be stunning when well done, but in less-talented hands could descend into just drab and clunky.
Would love a full on wabi sabi color palette. Love this style!!
I’d like a full on wabi sabi color palette incorporating browns, tans, and creams 🤎 Thank you 😊
Yes! Me too☺️
Me three!
I would love a full on wabi sabi color pallet deep dive! Pretty please! ❤️
Yes to a full wabi sabi palette please!
Part of the philosophy of wabi sabi is ensuring that the pieces you incorporate into your life and your spaces have imperfections. Example: instead of a machine-made pure white porcelain bowl containing nearly-identical, perfect lemons on your counter-top, seek our a hand-made natural clay bowl with uneven thickness, rough edges, and perhaps a matte glaze that emphasizes the bowl's imperfections, and fill it with fruit that includes stems, various sizes of fruit at various stages of ripeness. It's all about embracing the realities of nature.
Enjoy Wabi Sabi so much more than Grand Millennial. Have always been drawn to calm simplicity and assymetry.
I feel like you are mistaken about thinking that Wabi Sabi is about neutral colors. This is a really western adapted view on japanese decor. Wabi sabi is only just about durability, comfort and sturdiness, without demanding neither perfection/unity, design, nor smoothness. That "rugged" or "raw" feeling does not impose a color scheme, but often times the items look already old or worn out, even when they are brand new.
For example, the sofa you present has very tiny feet, and might move if you sit down a bit fast : a sofa corresponding to wabi sabi principles would not, it would have sturdy legs even if that means it is bigger legs from knotted wood. Most furniture shapes in the pictures seem unpractical and over-designed : again not wabi sabi.
Many japanese interior designs that I would consider "wabi sabi" include yellows and greens, touches of red... dark wood is also very common, sometimes mixed and matched with lighter color wood. Wabi sabi does not care for an ensemble, things can totally be mismatched; items come along with life!
I haven’t seen a ton of vibrant yellows and reds appear regularly in Wabi Sabi design… maybe in Japandi, but I suppose that’s just been my experience. Very interesting though!
That explains it! Once I was looking up Wabi Sabi and I kept running into quite a bit of jewel-toned crackled tiles and such. It didn't seem to fit what the designer sites was saying Wabi Sabii was, but the things with more color to them were all on Japanese sites.
@@thepaintpeople the thing is, most wabi sabi design... is not labelled "wabi sabi"! Which is probably why if you use the keyword, you will find objects or places that someone non japanese curated under their appreciation of what wabi sabi is.
From my understanding, I would say that most "unrefined" traditional japanese designs are considered Wabi sabi. It is not a genre, it is how things are described. Many traditional interiors have ochre yellows on the wall (often it is paper that has yellowed over the years), and the Tokonoma (designed negative space for display purposes only), is commonly dark green. I believe if you look for traditional japanese houses (not modernized versions!) you'll get a better understanding. What Arletta is mentionning in her comment is right : wabi sabi earthenware is often colorful!
@@arlettasloan6453 you are correct!
@@thepaintpeople After our conversation, I was looking for this video that truly explained really well wabisabi... found it at last ! Enjoy! ruclips.net/video/zK19xNERZvA/видео.html
I want a full on Wabi Sabi palette.
Fair warning. It will be used with teal, mustard , dark brown and fiery red-orange. But a fold out kitchen gets involved in the process.
I absolutely love Artistic Taupe!
Yes pleaseee to the colour palette!
Yes..would love to this color palette. Thanks
This is an amazing video!! Absolutely love it! More! More! More!
Would love a full on wabi sabi color pallet in a limewash please. Thank you!
Love the style and philosophy, just not the colours, so I would need to mix it up a bit. Thank you for inspiration!
Hi. How I could transform a red wood cabinet to a light wood cabinet as in a japandi color? Thank you.
I love this style!!! Thank you for speaking on it.
Great video, James! I love your explanation for Wabi Sabi. The pictures you chose were all very good examples for this style. Thanks for another awesome video ❣️❤️😊 However I'm going to go broke buying tons of Mighty Boards for all of the paint colors I like from your other videos! Thanks a lot, James!🤣🤣🤣
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Please do!
Thank you for explaining!
I would love for you to do a spotlight on the color silver strand. I am considering this color for my master bedroom.
This looks interesting. I repainted rooms in a small motel with accesible beige and evergreen fog. Do you think I can paint hallways/lobby using these wabi sabi colours? It might be a good transition out of beige/fog. (And thanks for this colour combo in one of your videos)
Maybe you can do a wabisabi palette with accessible beige and evergreen fog 🙂
7:38 I would love the full on wabi sabi please
Any suggestions where to buy wabi sabi furniture?
Oh dear, just not feeling it, but then I've never felt that less is more. It could no doubt be stunning when well done, but in less-talented hands could descend into just drab and clunky.
4Yes, to the full palette please.
We need to see more Wabi Sabi design and less of his face.
No thanks 😂